Over the past few weeks, I have been thinking about how thankful I am to be a mom. How thankful I am to have these little ones to look after. I love being a mom to them. But it has also been really hard lately. Sicknesses, two year old screaming and being difficult daily, kids tantrums, up in the night with them, etc. I have had many days that I put my head in my hands and just sigh.
I have been following this website of this mom who is exactly my age. She has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that will take her any day. She grew up with some of my friends from Centerville. Kathy is thankful for any day she still gets to live. She would give anything to be able to raise her 5 children and be with her husband one day more. I just cry when I even think about leaving my family and cannot imagine what she is going through.
I have been so deeply touched by her story, her faith and her testimony. It is a constant reminder to me to hug my kids a little tighter each day and to try to let the small things roll off me.
Life is just so fragile. I don't want to let mine just pass me by worrying about the hard days. They won't last!
**Kathy has a song on I-tunes that Sara McLaughlin herself put out that Kathy recorded. Look it up! All the proceeds from this song go directly to Kathy's fund.
